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Tearful Di Maria inspires Argentina at Copa
SANTA CLARA, United States: A grieving Angel Di Maria was the inspiration as Argentina shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to defeat holders Chile 2-1 in their opening Copa America Centenario game here Monday.
Paris Saint-Germain star Di Maria -- reeling from the death of his grandmother only hours earlier -- scored one goal and set up a**ther as the two-time world champions avenged their defeat to Chile in last year´s Copa America final. Di Maria opened the scoring on 51 minutes and emotionally held a T-shirt up to the sky emblazoned with the message: "Grandma, I will miss you so much." Moments later Di Maria then set up Argentina´s second for Ever Banega, to complete a man-of-the-match performance. "I had to play, I wanted to play, my grandmother was so proud that I played for the national team," Di Maria said during a post-match television interview before breaking down in tears. Argentina coach Gerardo Marti** revealed afterwards Di Maria had kept his loss a secret from him. "I just learned that five minutes ago that his grandmother died," Marti** said. "He didn´t tell me anything, he was feeling well to play." Di Maria´s virtuoso display secured a deserved three points for Argentina, who will **w fancy their chances of topping Group D with games against Panama and Bolivia to come. Chile substitute Jose Fuenzalida scored an injury time consolation for the holders. Injured Argentina captain Messi watched from the substitutes´ bench at Levi´s Stadium after failing to recover in time from a sore back suffered in a friendly win over Honduras last month. But the Barcelona superstar´s absence was barely **ticeable, with Nicolas Gaitan slotting into Argentina´s attack and making an instant impression, hitting the woodwork with a header after only two minutes. أكثر... ??????? ??????: Tearful Di Maria inspires Argentina at Copa || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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